The Glycidyl Methacrylate(GMA)/Styrene(St) multi-monomer melt-grafted polypropylene
PP-g-(GMA-co-St)
which has a high grafting degree of GMA
was blended with Polyamide 6 (PA6).The morphologies and crystallization of the blends were investigated by means of SEM
DSC and WAXD.PP-g-PA6
which formed during the reactive blending process
improved greatly the compatibility of the blends and reduced the size of the dispersed phase dramatically.In the PP-g-(GMA-co-St)/PA6=3/7 blend
the fractionated crystallization of PP-g-(GMA-co-St) was observed.The crystallization of PP-g-(GMA-co-St) at the lower temperature should be assigned to homogeneous nucleation. In the 7/3 blend
due to the fine dispersion of PA6 phase
PA6 did not crystallize at its normal crystallization temperature (Tc)
but crystallized in the mode of homogeneous nucleation at a lower Tc simultaneously with the crystallization of PP-g-(GMA-co-St).The WAXD showed PP-g-(GMA-co-St) and PA6 crystallized separately and no new crystalline forms formed in the blends.